Apparel-corset.



u; KQPS'.A APPAREL CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, |917.

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D. KOPS.

'APPAREL CORSET.

APPLICATION man MAR.24.1911

Patented July-'10, 1917.

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Patented July 10, 1917.

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AVI l1 n. K-0Ps. APPAREL consEL yAPPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1917.

' Patented July 10,1917.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5 DANIEL KUPS; 03F NEW' lldli, It',

" b alf? whom t may concern;

connected by clasps at the front.`

Be it known that I, DANIEL Kors, a citie Zen of the United States,residing inthe borough of Ylt/lanhattan,city, county, ,fand State of NewYork, have invented an Imollowing is a specication. s My present.inventibn relates to anrapparel f corset and more particularly to thattype of corsets in which' devices@h are employed for properlysupporting' the abdomen of .the wearer. In

ters jPatent, No.. l,152,lQ9,` granted August 211915, corset garmentsare sh'own andde- .scribed in which thereare employed-tension'- devicesadjustable to position to. simultane-- ously exert an inward and anAupward teni` sion on the lower "portions of the front steels' the bodyof the garment-and at their adj'ae. f cent'ends to .the lower frontportionsy oat the garment at the lower ends of the front steels,

the tension straps being divided andl fittedA with means makingthemadjustable to exert an` inward and upward tension on the Ilower'front portion of the garment which acts 1n this manner independently ofthe overly` ing skirtsl'f These' garments, however, are made in halvesand laced at the rear, and

To properly adjust the ordinary form of back lace corsetV to the body ofthe wearer, "the laces at the back must be ,loosened .when

the garment is removed and drawnlup and tied again when the garment visreplaced on the body ofthe wearer, as otherwise the proper adjustment ofthe garment to positioncannot possibly be obtained. 4

-'I`he object of my present invention .is to apply similar devices foraoco plishing the saine purpose in a closed ,back a d 'front lacecorsetgarment in which con equently'the entire adjustment ol" thegarment topsition on the body of the wearer is Aelected in the sectiontend to eiect. a downward tension front of the corset.

Inicarrying out my present invention the usual halves of the corsetgarment are pret- 1 usual manner. provement in AppareLCorsets, of whichthe Letters Patent, No. l,l27,2Ll granted February 2, 1915-,fas well asin Let anneau-coaster,

Specification of Lettersatent. Pgadgymd dimly @@jljl Application ledMarch $34, wird. laerial No. l'l''. v

adjusted' to position at the front thereof.' i

are adaptedT to be hooked together .in the portion ofthe so" garment Iemploy-tension straps vwhich may At the front coact with' the lowerfront portions of the v V, garment directly or indirectly orindependentlyl thereof` to .produce a simultaneous in ward and upwardpressure against *the abd`o, 65

men. to properly support the same.'h These tension straps are preferablyplaced on the ir'ner' side of the garment and are adjustable c lromtheouter sidether'eof after' the same is.

in position on the body ofthe wearer. When' 7o' the tension straps areso c'onstructedasto f rlcoact, directly with the l'ower frnt'po'rtio'nsofthe garment, the forward ends thereof are connected adjacent the lowerportions of the front steels and extend "rearwardly 7.5l wherebyadjustable devices they vare attached to the garment adjacent to orforward vof the hip sections -for performing *the function stated..vWhen coacting indirectly with the" garment, these y80 tension strapsmaybe provided with a suitlower tront`portions of the able pad 'memberoverlyinfg the `lower rorutj;w portion of the garment and secured to oneanother, and freev from ,the garmentgextendrearwardly adjacent the hipsectionpro- `85- same as those .in 'the other forms of .the/unf vention,whereas when acting? independently of the lower front portion of thegarment these "tension straps with Athe pad underlie 9ct" thegarmenta'nd bear'directly againstthe body of the wearer. L

In the preferred'orm of my inventionthe steelsI are placed" so as to bein a'central positionwlien the 'garment is on the body of thev 95;

adjustable tension straps are also connected to the front ste'elsections so that the tension straps notonly produce the simultaneousinward and upward pressure against the ab- ,vided with adjustabledevices which'are the 'of the garment, and the forwardendsofthe 100domen, but' also, acting through afront steel 105 'Ihe improved corsetmade in accordence 11u fiigith-igiyA present inventionwill be` herein-'jafter more particularlydescribed in connecl tion' with theaccompanying drawings 'in V95 the application of afform of thefapparel iFigure 1 is a front perspective view show- 'corsetfmade in1 accordancelwith my lpresent 'rj invention.

ing 1the application of another form of the corset made in accordancewith this inven- 'tions-Q igfis an enlarged elevation of the frontportionof the 'right hand side of the corset garment slhowi in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is aview similar to Fig. 5, showing another form'fof theinvention illustrated in Fig. 7 is'aicross section on line 7-7. j Fig.8`is a view similar to Figs. 5 and 6 showing still another form of theinvenetio'n. A

Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the corse garment illustrating anothermodification of:

the' present invention.

.Fig-10 is an enlarged front elevation of` the lowervportion of thecorset shown in Fig. 9.

" Referring tothe drawing and particularly ..t'o Figs. -1, 2 and 3, itwill be seen Vthat in carrying out my present invention the body of thegarment is made in one part. In

vthese figures the body of the corset is indicat d at 12 and at the rearinstead of being -ma e to be connected and adjusted 'by the usual lacingdevices, the p arts are permanently connected by a strip of fabric 13.`This strip of fabric may be made of any con- -struction butis preferablymadewith relatively large interstices for Ventilating purposes. -Thebody of the garment is provided with depending skirts indicated at 14and at the rear, and asparticula-ily illustratedA in Fig. 2, the skirtmembers at the rear may be connected by a strip of elastic fabric 15 topermit of the necessary` yielding movement when the wearer of thegarmentjs in a seated position.

The corset made in accordance with this invention as heretoforeintimated, is a closed back and front laced garment. In this coi'- sethowever. the lacing is preferably placedat the side of the frontcentralline and jthe front steels 16 and 17 provided with clasps 18adapted to be connected in the usual man lner and to assume a. frontcentral position as is customary in corset garments when ori-the body ofthe wearer. In the form of the invention shown in these gures the frontpoi'- .25 to position for use.

` 'The front portion of the skirton the right 'hand side-of this garmentisgdivided along` together.

'mea-35i a-line o'f-sewing `20whieli"` is' appreciably--- j above thelower end o'f thev front steel 16so` that the front 'ofthe skirt.overlies the lower portionof this front steel'. I, also empio@ atension strap 22 which at one end is coni of sewing 23- or otherwise' soasto' lie beneath the front portion 19 of the left skirt.' This tensionstrap 22 extends rearwardly and at its opposite end is prpvided with'aseries ofeyelets 24. I n this side 'of the-garment there is alsdananchor strap 25 secured along one edge in the garment at a proximatelythe hip section lor slightly orward thereof and extending forwardly,Vand pro-- lvided at its opposite edge with a series of eyelets 26'l Alace 27 is passed through the eyelets 24 and 26 and also through eyelets28 in-the front skirt section 19 andladapted to be drawn outwardly andtied in a knot 29 to'I adjust the tension strap 22 and anchor strap Thefrontsteel'l'iis fixed in q a steel section 30 on the right side of thegarment at the front thereof, and this is provided `with alacing strip31 in which' there are eyelets V32. The, front steel section 30 i's,also provided with a tongue 33 forja purpose hereinafter'ndicated. Theedge of the body of l tion of the left skirt 19 is undivided nected to afront steel section 2li along a line the -garment lying adjacent thesteel 17 is.

also provided with'- eyelets 34 corresponding 1n number and locatedsimilarly to the eyelets 32, and a lace 35 is passed through the eyelets32 and 34` to draw the parts of the garment together at the frontthereof and-So adjust the same to position onl the body of the wearer.In soadjusti-ng the garment to position as will be understood, thetongue 33 lies beneath the lacing devices and connectsthe adjacent edgesof the garment in order that the flesh may not protrude betweentheseedges and the lacing devices.4 It will be un'- derstod that the tongueis suiciently wide to permit the garment. to open4 the required extentat the lacing edges to be placed and adjusted .toposition on the body ofthe wearer.

the line indicatedat 36. One section 37 of this divided skirt is securedto `the front.

steel section 30 "along a line of sewing 38 or otherwise so as to 'besimilar in. all respects to the location and manner of attaching thefront section 19 of the skirt on the opposite side of the garment tothefront steel section 21. The other skirt section 39 on 'the rightsideof the garment i's attached Ito and depends from the body of the'garment adjacent the lower front lacing section thereof and'at'their-lower ends the sections 37 and 39 of this divided skirt aresuitably secured 'ias 45 words, both front portions of the garmentmassaal Tn the right hand side or the `,f g'arment'li also employ atension strap 40 similar'to the tension strap 22 and the tension strap40 is secured along one edge to the front steel section in a line ofsewin'g 4l or otherwise, and for a portion of its'length l alongitsupper edge this tension strap 40 is a5 of-thesteels to simultaneouslyexert an invgarment as shown inFig. 3a.

' strap 43 connected at one 15.

also connected to the lower edge of the tongue 33 so that by thepressure exerted on the tension strap `the tongue is at all timesmaintained in position during the use of the ln the right is an anchor'edge adjacent the hip section of the garment and extending forwardly. 0nits opposite edge the anchor strap 43 is provided with a series ofeyelets hand side of the garment there 44 through which and through theeyelets 42 a lace 45 is`passed, and which extending through eyelets 46in the skirt of the gar-v nient is adapted to be drawn outwardly andtied in a knot 47 lto adjust the tension strap 40 and anchor strap 43 inposition, it being understood that .these tension and anchor strapscoact with the lower .front portions ward and., an upward .pressurelagainst the body of the wearer. Also, as indicated in these figures ofthe drawing, the skirt sections rnay Lbe supplied with suitable hosesupporterst48. and at a point slightlye below lthe attachment to thel'front steel sections,

the front skirt sections may be provided withia hook 49 andan eye 50 toconnect the `adjacent edges of the skirt sectionsfone to the other'.

By reference to and 5 it will be seen that the corset made inaccordancewith this inventionv maj' ,j be sc j constructed that, or' adjusting thegarment to position on the body of thefwearer mayA the lacing devices tbe placed. on both:V sides of the' front steels which as in the'`construction shown in. Figs. Il, 2 and 3 are adapted lto assume. thefront .central position on. .the body Tn other I are similarlyconstructed-and for this rea- "son in 5 T have illustrated vonly the lright hand side of the garment. Tn this structure the front steel'17 is'ixed in afront steel section having' ajV lacing strip 51-,in

which" there is a .series ofeyelets`52. Laces 53 are passed throughthese eyelets 52 as wellas eyelets ,54 placedl in the adjacent edge 55of the bodyof the garment. As

` illustrated in the o lrawing, the eyelets 52 and ).56 adaptedto`span-:the- -edges oit-fthe gar-- iment in a manner. simi-lar and. forthelsame v54 are` placed in vstaggered positions al* `thou'gh'as willAbe understood, the linvention isv not limited'to so placing the eyelets.The

front steel section in which the 4,front steel 17 is located'isalsoprovided Iwith atongue 'purpose' as the corresponding member emplayedinthepreferred-dorm off-theinvert.-

tion as hereinbefore described, but Aas shown in Fig. 7 the tongue 56 isnet conneeted to` the body' of the corset. p

In this form of the invention, 'as in the preferred form hereinbeforedescribed, l employ a tension strap 57 which at one' end is suitablyconnected to the lower portion of the front steel section, and along apart of l its upper edge to they lower edge of the tongue member 56.This tension strap 57 extends rearwardly and at the inner edge -isprovidedwith a series of eyelets 58. ln

this -form of the invention l also employ anchor straps and the one onthe right hand side of the garment is indicated at 59. This anchor strapissecured at one edge adjacent VAthe Ahip section or slightly' forwardthereof,

and at its opposite edge is provided with a series of eyelets 60. A lace61 is threaded through the eyelets 58 and 60 and also passed througheyelets 62 in the skirt of the garment so that the anchor strap andten'- sion strap may be adjusted to position by drawing up the lace andtying the saine in a knot ,63 on the exterior of the skirt. ln

ythis form of the invention, also the lower front portion of the skirtas indicated at 64 istapered or inclined so as to overlap a portion ofthe front steel section, and as is customary may be provided with a hosesupporter 65 at the lower front In respects to that shown in Fig. 5 withthe exception that the lower forward edge of the skirt section asindicated at 66 is continued straight downwardly from the foredge.`

-warol edge ofthe body of the garment. ln

Fig. 7 the tonguemember 56 as employed in these and other-formsillustrated in cross section.

Similarly Fig. 8 illustrates a-form of the invention which is the sameas that shown in Fig. 5with the exception that the front Fig.` 6thestructure is similar-indall' of t the invention is the body and thelacing devices to assume a' c -centralposition when the garment is onthe body. ofthe wearer. Tn this form of the invention T have alsoillustrated a modified form' of the' uplifting devices for properlysupporting ,the abdomen of the,wearer. Re, fer-ring to these figures thefront steels are indicated at 70 and 7l respectively, and as' customaryare provided with stud and socket devices 71 and 7 2 by'wliich the steelsections may be cutaway as indicated at 9B and pro-' are connected whenin use. Thesteel section vided with suitable hose supporters 9935in'which the front steel 69 issecured is per- In 'the structurehereiiibefore last.' demanently attached to the front edge ofthescribed, and as. illustrated in 9` and 10,'

5 Aright hand si'de-of the garment, whereasthe the uplifting tensiondevices comprising the 70 Y,

steel section in which the front steel 70 .is tension straps 77, 85,thepad member 93,ai1d

,secured -is provided with a lacing strip 73 the lacing devices -byvwhich they' are adin- 'which there are h *series of 4eyelets 74; justedto position," are entirely on the inside The front edge of the left sideofthe body `f the aiment and may be connected there- 10 of; the garmentis provided with a lacing to as escribed or entirely free therefrom 75strip 75 in which there 'are .eyelets 75. A. without departing lfrom thenature-and spirit lace 7 6 is'pa'ssed through the eyelets 74 and of my,invention, and' also as will be appar- -75J connecting the parts of thegarment and ent, a portion 0f the/Se devices, namely the adJustingthefsame to position on the body tension straps and :the lacesby which theyi5,of the wearer. I y i .are adjusted to.position, may` be on the inner80 In the right. side ef this garmente 1 also Side of chel germentendthe Fed member Y employ a tension strap 77: 'As illustrated P13438@ 011the (2115er Side thele SOaS t0 00- this is preferablyronnccted, asindicated at act directly W1th the lower. front portions 78, with alowerportion of the front steel f the Steel' Seetlons in `performing' theirtheconnecton being. made only 'adjacentfthe O'IIIBII'Q the lWe 1`e1upper forward edge pf the tension sti-ap., v I claimas my invention Atits/opposite or rearward 'edge this ten- All ippa'rel QOBSet cOInprlsnga body sion strap is provided with a lacing strip'791 member, frontsteels adapted to be conl z in which there are 'eyelets 80. Adjacent thenected to one another, .-laci''g devices for 90 5 right hip section ofthe garment or slightly connecting one frontstcel t`o its portion of'forwar'dthereof oneI edge of an anchorstrap the' body member, andadjusting devices 81 is secured. Onthe opposite edge of' this 0n the'inner side of the garment-and in anchor 'strap there are eyelets 82correspondthe lower front portion ,thereof foi; effect- 3 0' ing' innumber with'thel eyelets 80 on the tening an lnWeid and. iin' upwa'rdpressure e5 .Z`sionstrap'77 A lace83 is passed through I agaiustth body.of thewearer.

theeyelets'SOand 82 and also through eyelets i '2.' An apparel corsetcomprising a body 84: in the skirtof the garment and adapted m'ember,front 'steels adapted to be .con-

" to be drawn up exteriorly ofthe skirtto nected to one another, lacingdevices for 935 adjust the tension strap to position inconnectingone'front steel to its portion -100r use.v In the leftlhandside of the garment I 0f the body member and extending downalso* employa tension strap 85.- This is' atwardly and lterminating -a materialdistachedv tothe body of the garment as inditance above the lower endslof the .front catedat 86. The upp`er edge of the-forward steels, andadjusting devices on'the inner. 4o pai/t 0i the tensienstrap-is theeniyportion f Slfeot the garment' end extending below 105 thereof which isso`connected. vAt its innerj. the' lacingdevices for effecting an inward'e'nd there' is a lacing strip 87 secured to' the; undn an upward`pressure against the body tension strap,` and'in the lacing strip 87,of the wearer.

there is a series of eyelets 88. Inth'rs sidej' B3 An apparel corsetcompiising'k'a closed- 45 of the garment there is also an' anchor strapbackbody member,` frontsteel's adapted .to 110 V Ssimilfar to the anchorstrapl, and consebe connected to one' another, lacing devices quentlyprovided with ,a series of eyelets 90;v for connecting ,one \frontsteel'to .its portion A' lace 9 1 is passed through theeyelets 88' ofthebddymember, atongiieconnected to and 90 and also through eyelets. 92in -the the bodymeinber 'and\',underlying the said' 5o skirt thegarmentso that'the lace 91 may' ..1acing devices, fand adjusting devices ',o'n115 be drawn eirteriorly of the skirtand suitthe inner side 'of'. thearment land in. the

ably tied in order to, adjustr the' tension s'trap lower front lportion.thereof for effecting an to 4positionin use. Connected tofthe for-vinward', yand an upward pressure against ward ede of the tension strapL85 is one'edge the body offV the wearer. 1 of a pa member'93..This'mcinber may be 4. An appared corsetconprsing a closed- 12osuitably/boned or stiifened bystays indicated back member, front steelsadaptedto lbe 'atillA andi is "connected to the'tensio'n strap connectedto one another, lacing devicesfor as '.hereinbefore stated,` alongaflincof; "connecting one front' steel' to' .its portion sewing indicated ator otherwise. 'At its,l of the 'body member, and extending down- 60opposite edge'thi'slpad'member is'provided wardly andterminatinga'material-distance 125v with'eyes 96 adaptedto be engaged byhooks'above ythe lower. endsof the front steels, 97 'secured totheforw'ardedge offtheten'e skirt members depending from' the body 'sion strap 77so 'as to connect these partsitomember and at their frontends'loosethercgether. As indicated in Figs. .9 and' 1 0," the froinforan appreciable distance above the lowenfroiit portions ofthe skirtmembers., lower ends'of thejfront steels,I and' adjust-.130

Ament for effecting an inward Lesesaal `ing devices underlying the' saidskirt inenfr bers in the lower front portion of the garand anl upwardpressure against the body, ot the wearer. a y

-5. An apparel corset comprising a'closed back body member,-a frontsteel connected to one end of the body member, an undi-. vided skirtdepending from this end of the body member at the front thereof andloose therefrom for an appreciable distance above the lower end ofthe'front steel, a

second front steel, a divided skirt dependlying the front .bers andextending below the ing from the other end ber and loose therefromdistance above the lower end of the second frontl steel, lacing devicesfor connecting the second front steel to its portion ofthe body member,

of the body memfor an appreciable portions of` the skirt meml s'aidlacing devices for lsimultaneously effecting an inward` and an 'upwardpressure against the body of the wearer.

6. An apparel corset comprising a body member, front steels adapted tobe connected to one another, lacing devices for connecting one frontsteel to its portion of the body member, and .tension devices underlyingthe body member in the lower front portion thereof and adjustable fromthe exterior of the garment for effecting an inward and an upwardpressure against the body of the wearer.

7. An apparel corset comprising a body member, front steels adapted tobe .con- .nected to one another, lacing devices for connecting one frontsteel to its portion of the body member and extending vdownwardly andterminating a material distance above the lower ends of the frontsteels, and tension devices on the inner side of the garment extendingbelow the said lacing devices and adjustable exteriorly of the garmentfor effecting an inward and an upward pressure against wearer.

and tension devices under-y l the body of the` 8. An apparel corsetcomprising a closed back body member, a front steel connected to one endof the body member, a skirt depending from the body member and loosetherefrom at the front an appreciable distance above the lower end ofsaid `front steel, a second Jfront steel, a divided skirt member at theother end of the body member and loose therefrom at the front anappreciable distance above the lower end of the second front steel,lacing devices for connecting the said second front steel to its portionof the body member, and tension devices underlying the said skirtmembers in the frontoil the garment and adjustable from the exteriorthereof for simultaneously effecting an inward and an upward pressureagainst the body of the wearer.

9. An apparel corset comprising a body inembcn front steels adapted t'obe connected to one another, lacing devices for connecting one frontsteel to its portion of the body member extending downwardly andterminating the lower ends of the front steels, and shirt membersdepending from the body member and at their front portions loose fromthe front steels for an appreciable distance above the lower endsthereof.

10, An apparel corset comprising a closed back body member, to one endof the body member, an undivided kskirt depending from this end of thebody member therefrom for an appreciable distance above the lower end ofsaid front steel, asecond frontsteel. a divided skirt depending from theother end of the body member and loose there-trom for an appreciableAdistance above the lower end of the second front steel, and lacingdevices for connecting said second front steel to its portion of thebody mem ber and extending downwardly and terminating a materialldistance above the lower end of the said second front steel.

Signed by me this 21st day of March, 1917.

i DANIEL KOPS.

a .front steel connected 8() at the front thereof and loose

